Moose, <em>Alces alces</em>, Winter Browse Use in Central Labrador

Moose Calf Mortality in Central Ontario, Canada

Although some populations remain stable, moose (Alces alces) density and distribution have been declining in many areas along the southern edge of their North American distribution. During 2006– 2009, we deployed 99 vaginal implant transmitters (VITs) in 86 adult female moose in central Ontario, Canada to assist in locating and radiocollaring neonatal moose calves. We monitored radiocollared ca...

Moose winter browsing patterns on clear-cuttings in northern Ontario.

Temporal changes in spatial patterns of moose browse, causes and consequences

i Acknowledgements I am particularly grateful to my advisor, John Pastor, for help during all stages of this dissertation process. He gave me the opportunity to work with an extensive 20 year data set, supported my work both financially and emotionally, always stimulated me to view my results in new and more fascinating ways, responded promptly to any questions that I had, provided extensive an...

The influence of winter severity, predation and senescence on moose habitat use.

Habitat use is widely known to be influenced by abiotic and biotic factors, such as climate, population density, foraging opportunity and predation risk. The influence of the life-history state of an individual organism on habitat use is less well understood, especially for terrestrial mammals. There is good reason to expect that life-history state would affect habitat use. For example, organis...

Winter Storms in the Central Himalayas

Based on observations from a hydrometeorological network on the eastern slopes of the Annapurna Range, nearly all the annual precipitation at low elevations (< 2000 m MSL) in Nepal is in liquid form, even during the winter. However, high elevations (> 3000 m MSL) can receive up to 40% of their annual precipitation as snowfall during the winter, with the highest altitude stations (@4000 m MSL an...